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dilettantely

dilettantely adverb: in the manner of a dilettante.

Adverb

dilettantely (comparative more dilettantely, superlative most dilettantely)

  1. In the manner of a dilettante.
    • The meal was a silent one, neither eating, but dilettantely sipping the tea, and shortly both arose.1876 January 15, J. R. P., “After Waiting. A Canadian Story.”, in The Bristol Mercury, volume LXXXVII, number 4476, chapter III (He who can wait in all things, master is of Fate), page 6
    • It was played with moderate success 20 years ago by Edwin Booth, although presented dilettantely off and on many years preceding.1923 February 8, “The Fool’s Revenge”, in Variety, volume LXIX, number 12, New York, N.Y., page 19

Examples of dilettantely in a sentence

  • For four generations the men had been educated to a profession which was more or less dilettantely pursued, while a sufficient income from herds and horses made life a series of gracious gestures.1929, Florence Mateer, “Babette, Trouble-Maker”, in Just Normal Children, New York, N.Y.; London: D. Appleton and Company, page 257:
  • “I am living a very full life, but doing everything rather dilettantely,” he told himself at year’s end.1994, Robert Crossley, “Lifting the Curtain, 1909–1912”, in Olaf Stapledon: Speaking for the Future, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page...
  • (Another example of apocryphal information getting passed along dilettantely until it becomes the truth.)2015, Joe Ziemer, Mickey Newbury: Crystal & Stone, 2nd edition, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:

Forms of dilettantely

comparativemore dilettantely
superlativemost dilettantely
alternative formdilettantly

Origin of dilettantely

From dilettante + -ly.

Questions about dilettantely

What does dilettantely mean?
Dilettantely means in the manner of a dilettante.
How do you use dilettantely in a sentence?
For four generations the men had been educated to a profession which was more or less dilettantely pursued, while a sufficient income from herds and horses made life a series of gracious gestures.
What part of speech is dilettantely?
Dilettantely is an adverb.

Words near dilettantely in the dictionary

  1. dilettante
  2. dilettanteish
  3. dilettanteishly
  4. dilettanteism
  5. dilettanteisms
  6. dilettantely
  7. dilettantes
  8. dilettanteship
  9. dilettanti
  10. dilettantish
  11. dilettantishly

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